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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY

448 PM EDT FRI JUL 19 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN ROCKLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NYACK...NEW CITY...NANUET...

  HAVERSTRAW



* UNTIL 530 PM EDT



* AT 446 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF HAVERSTRAW TO NANUET...OR FROM 4 MILES

  SOUTHWEST OF PEEKSKILL TO 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NANUET...MOVING EAST

  AT 20 MPH.



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE NEAR...

  OVER HAVERSTRAW AT 455 PM EDT

  OVER UPPER NYACK...ORANGEBURG...NYACK AT 500 PM EDT

  OVER ORANGEBURG AT 505 PM EDT



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

UPTON NY.



LAT...LON 4126 7399 4107 7404 4102 7393 4117 7391

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